detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa

Explanatory Notes
UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – SIC(2007)
This class excludes:
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manufacture of cellulose wadding, see 17.12
17.23 Manufacture of paper stationery
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This class includes:
– manufacture of printing and writing paper ready for use
– manufacture of computer printout paper ready for use
– manufacture of self-copy paper ready for use
– manufacture of duplicator stencils and carbon paper ready for use
– manufacture of gummed or adhesive paper ready for use
– manufacture of envelopes and letter-cards
– manufacture of educational and commercial stationery (notebooks, binders, registers, accounting books, business forms
etc.), when the printed information is not the main characteristic
– manufacture of boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery
This class excludes:
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printing on paper products, see 18.1
17.24 Manufacture of wallpaper
This class includes:
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manufacture of wallpaper and similar wall coverings, including vinyl-coated and textile wallpaper
This class excludes:
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manufacture of paper or paperboard in bulk, see 17.12
manufacture of plastic wall paper, see 22.29
17.29 Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard
This class includes:
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manufacture of labels
manufacture of filter paper and paperboard
manufacture of paper and paperboard bobbins, spools, cops etc.
manufacture of egg trays and other moulded pulp packaging products etc.
manufacture of paper novelties
manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on Jacquard machines
This class excludes:
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manufacture of playing cards, see 32.40
manufacture of games and toys of paper or paperboard, see 32.40
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
This division includes printing of products, such as newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other
materials, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. The support
activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a
computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations.
Processes used in printing include a variety of methods for transferring an image from a plate, screen or computer file to a
medium, such as paper, plastics, metal, textile articles, or wood. The most prominent of these methods entails the transfer of
the image from a plate or screen to the medium through lithographic, gravure, screen or flexographic printing. Often a
computer file is used to directly ‘’drive’’ the printing mechanism to create the image or electrostatic and other types of
equipment (digital or non-impact printing).
Though printing and publishing can be carried out by the same unit (a newspaper, for example), it is less and less the case that
these distinct activities are carried out in the same physical location.
This division also includes the reproduction of recorded media, such as compact discs, video recordings, software on discs or
tapes, records etc.
This division excludes publishing activities (see section J).
18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing
This group includes printing of products, such as newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms, greeting cards, and other
materials, and associated support activities, such as bookbinding, plate-making services, and data imaging. Printing can be
done using various techniques and on different materials.
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